Wanted - 79 STOCK STANDARD (not special) seat or cover ANY condition

[gggGary]

Need to get a good seat cover, I can work with a pattern to get one made. This is a 79 standard only seat no other year will work. Thanks for looking anyways.

 

[jb_supermoto]

I have a new in the box Saddlemen seat cover I bought for a project recently then ended up finding a good stock seat so I didn't use the new cover. Per the website it is for '75 to '79 XS. Standard of course.

http://www.saddlemen.com/en/products/seat-covers/cruiser-seat-covers

I'll take $50 shipped if you want it. PM me if you are interested. I have a couple pics I could send you if needed..

JB

 

[Scrambled]

What is different about a '79 seat ? I thought 77' -8 and 9 were basically the same bike , except '78 are best cause I own one.

 

[Scrambled]

Need to get a good seat cover, I can work with a pattern to get one made. This is a 79 standard only seat no other year will work. Thanks for looking anyways.

I am waiting for my seat cover . I ordered from B&H , I hope they are good, I never asked if anyone has dealt with them.

 

[gggGary]

Lots of vendors have it wrong the 79 changed a bit.

It's stepped and looses the strap and the fake thread pattern is different, AFAIK the pan is the same but the foam and cover are different.

 

[Scrambled]

Lots of vendors have it wrong the 79 changed a bit.

It's stepped and looses the strap and the fake thread pattern is different, AFAIK the pan is the same but the foam and cover are different.

OK, I never noticed that before. I just figured a bunch of people swapped seats off of specials. There were way more specials sold up here, standards are getting harder to find.

 

[gggGary]

79 standard is one of the rarest XS650's, few were made and it's last year for the standard because EVERYONE just loved the special, WTF? Well, plaid bell bottoms and avocado green were hot once too...

Here's what I'm working on

 

[weekendrider]

Did you know Yamaha trotted out the step seat cruiser before Harley?
Gary one day this model will surpass the value of the XS1.
Is that the repainted tank?

 

[gggGary]

That might be the right foam under the Travelcade cover....

And I do like the 83 Heritage Special, wish I kept that 83! Hope the new owner treat's it right, and hides the hack saw.

 

[Scrambled]

Did you know Yamaha trotted out the step seat cruiser before Harley?
Gary one day this model will surpass the value of the XS1.
Is that the repainted tank?

What about the '71 Super Glide ?

 

[Scrambled]

79 standard is one of the rarest XS650's, few were made and it's last year for the standard because EVERYONE just loved the special, WTF? Well, plaid bell bottoms and avocado green were hot once too...

Here's what I'm working on

You mean avocado bell bottoms and plaid refrigerators ain't cool anymore ? Damn, I gotta get new stuff !

 

[Scrambled]

You mean avocado bell bottoms and plaid refrigerators ain't cool anymore ? Damn, I gotta get new stuff !

That is a sweet bike . What are you going to do ? Make a hard tail bobber or something ?

 

[XS1961]

79 standard is one of the rarest XS650's

Not so rare here,I have one too. I Prefer the 75-78 though.
cant say Ive seen that stepped seat before

 

[retiredgentleman]

79 standard is one of the rarest XS650's, few were made and it's last year for the standard because EVERYONE just loved the special, WTF? Well, plaid bell bottoms and avocado green were hot once too...

Here's what I'm working on

Last year for the standard in North America, but not for the rest of the world. I believe they had standards in Europe until 1982 or 1983. Here's a pic of a 1980 standard in Germany.

 

[gggGary]

Last year for the standard in North America, but not for the rest of the world. I believe they had standards in Europe until 1982 or 1983. Here's a pic of a 1980 standard in Germany.

Hey that may make my search for a seat cover easier!

I did not know that they kept on going else where but it sure makes sense that they did.

That "80" has BS38s. Did the rest of the world not get the BS34s in 80?

 

[XS1961]

That "80" has BS38s. Did the rest of the world not get the BS34s in 80?

We only had 38's fitted here in the UK

You sure that stepped seats standard Gary? Ive never seen a stepped one on any UK roadster model only on the SE. I have a couple of original roadster covers here from around that time

 

[650Skull]

79F Brochures. The pic and first three are from the States with the stepped seat and the gauges are the Special type in the 77/78/79 Standard instrument cluster.

5 & 6 are from Germany, (correct me if I'm wrong), has the SE/SF taillight and gauges.

7 & 8 are from Holland with the Special gauges again.

The last pic is of a 1980 TX650 Japan only

Some more usless info from the Skull

 

[XS1961]

Ours were like 7 & 8. I bought one new in '78 (I still have the tank!)

 

[Scrambled]

It always bugged me when the stock exhaust was in the way right out of the factory .